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>> good morning. it is monday february 11th a live look from our roof camera looking at san francisco. a little chilly. good morning i am james fletcher. >> good morning i am anny hong . a lot of sunshine in the forecast. >> erica has a good look at the 7 day this morning. >> good morning. we have pleasant weather. some locations flirting with the 70 degree mark. it will feel like spring. the morning will start off with clear skies. temperatures in the '40's and '30's. >> by this afternoon sunny and mild conditions. upper 50s, lows 60s. it will not be as want to day but we will keep clear conditions for the evening hours. >> 34 degrees in vallejo. 34 in concord. 40 in oakland. >> looking at your afternoon

highs. upper 50s, lows 60s a round the bay area. san mateo 59. 62 for oakland. upper 50s in livermore. ellite and radar shows we are clear for now. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows clear sunny conditions. it will be cold for some of the inland lows. again afternoon highs topping out at 60 degrees as we had in closer to thursday. >> more on your extended forecast in my next report. >> the traffic center no hot spots. the approach the bay bridge toll plaza a pleasant ride out of oakland and san francisco. >> the san mateo bridge nothing to report that drive 12-13 minutes. >> south bound 101, the golden gate bridge no delays or problems with visibility coming out marin county. >> developing stores were

following out of a vatican city this morning. the vatican says pope benedict the 16th will resign on february 28th. his path to spacy began in 2005. >> last year the pope started using a cane on occasions and recently he appear to have trouble reading part of an address he delivered in rome. this reportedly only the second time head of catholic church has stepped down and according to reports, it comes off as a surprise. >> topping our news here in california, the manhunt continues to refuse it x capris dorner . >> police are searching the southern california mountains near big bear this morning and they are uping the ante . the reward for information leading to dornberd arrest has now

risen to a million dollars. casey wian has the latest. >> monday morning when i came in and open the shops one of the employes went to throw away the trash he came back with a clipped a magazine full of bullets. also a belt and a helmet. >> he brought it to me. i asked him where did he find it. he said in a back the luster. >> he reportedly found it when he was walking across the streets. >> he says police told him the items were connected to a double homicide in irvine. it is chilling that the ex cop was so close to a police station so soon after the shootings and started his killing spree. >> police would not confirm the videos authenticity. it

does match the still photo of dorners vehicle. >> he is suspected of shooting for officers killing one. >> photographs capture him pay for gasoline at a service station. >> the lost angeles police chief announced he will reopen the investigation into dorners firing in 2007. >> he is doing this because he wants to insure the public knows that the lost angeles police department is fair and transparent. >> several law enforcement agencies announced the formation of a joint task force to find him. >> it is back to business as usual in many more of these communities this morning after a mass of blizzard bombarded the area friday and saturday. >> the storm is being blamed for at least nine deaths and brought record amounts of snow to some places.

>> tories dunnan has been in boston all we can bring us the latest on the cleanup effort under way. >> from pennsylvania to maim the blizzard that hit friday is still wreaking havoc. >> conn saw some of the highest snow totals. people saw 40 years of snow and realized it was not a snowstorm it was a disaster it was an emergency. it was dangerous. >> whether trying to dig out a parking spot or bart animals this cleaning effort is a work out. >> there is no easy way to get around. i figured i would put in a few hours instead of go to the gym. >> people were running out of places to put the snow. >> there is no where to put the snow it is frustrating trying to find places to stick the snow in. >> many are getting back to work and school. it is another snow they for kids

in boston. >> the roads are narrow a round the city of boston. a lot of the side streets still need to be plowed. >> a mix of rain and snow in the forecast heavy snow could get heavier and more dangerous particularly on roofs and on the roads. >> people need to slow down. >> others are taking it in stride some have had enough and enjoys it what last. >> people flying in and out of s f o will be glad to hear that things are getting back to normal after the massive snowstorm cost thousands of cancellations and delays. >> the airport manager says the storm was having little impact on operations at s f o on sunday, with only a couple of flights canceled because of the storm's impact.

>> we caught up with some travels were happy to be in california. >> they're was pure ice. about 10 degrees this morning. it was beautiful it looked like a white wedding cake. the trees are full of frost. >> it is pristine and wide until the cars come. it is magnificent to look at if you do not have to go outside. >> it has been snowing. i was surprised the airport was crowded. normal crowded not the scrambling that i thought would be. >> no delays out of s f o r being reported. >> we will take a break apple 4:07. >> more headlines coming in a minute. the airlines are expected to announce a merger american ai. we will be k

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we are back. at 4:10. >> the boards of american airlines' parent amr corp. and u.s. airways have pushed back meetings on plans to consider a final merger. >> reports say that the amr board wants to me in person and that the u.s. airways board would only lead after the amr board approves the deal. >> it is not clear when the two boards will finally meet. a in car and u.s. airways could decide earlier this week whether to merge their two companies. >> over the weekend boeing said its 787 dream liner on a test flight, the first

since the new airline was grounded three weeks ago. >> the company said the aircraft flew in and out of boeing field in seattle. and it's been two and half hours in the air. the faa granted permission for the test flights last thursday. >> in speculation that apple's next big thing will be a smart watched is heating up. >> the new york times reported that apple is experimenting with a device maker of glass that would run on the company's i o s mobile operating system. >> smart watches are hot items at the big international c s trade show in las vegas last month, including the pebble smart watch that connects to your iphone or android smart phone and serves as a hub to quickly glanced at e-mail's or text messages, and weather alerts. >> still ahead, wacky weather rips through one mississippi town, leaving them picking up the piece

of homes, schools and businesses this morning. >> we will show you some of the damage from storms that ripped through hattiesburg, when the kron 4 morning news continues.

>> we are backed at 4:14. >> a tornado touched down in southern mississippi and within seconds it caused widespread damage. state authorities said least a dozen injuries have been reported. >> martha shade has the story. >> it tore up to zero trees and buildings added carr the past through the town. >>--as its carved a path for the town. >> martic raw holidahe tells wie

experience with a ton and a touchdown. >> it was very loud and very quick. the buildings were shaking and the trees were swaying back and forth. it is like walking out of the house after katrina. it is the exact scene. the garden survived. i feel all right about that. >> the storm threat is over and now the clean-up begins. >> i am martha shade reporting. >> erica has a look at a much more pleasant forecast. >> good morning james. some spots in the mid '30's but not to bad. clear skies. upper '40's for downtown san francisco. 40 in oakland. 34 and concord. 41 in san carlos. 34 in livermore.

>> looking at futurecast 4. 12:00 mainly mid to upper 50s. the green on your screen represents the potential for lows 60s. >> not too many sixties developing later it will be a cool to mild afternoon. we will see plenty of sunshine. as we head into 8:00 p.m. a good mix of '40's and low 50s. >> breaking down the afternoon highs. keep in mind it will be warmer by the end of the week. >> by thursday we are talking upper 60s some locations around the 70 degree mark. >> today however, mountain view 59. 63 for santa clara. 63 in evergreen. 64 vallejo, concord, and walnut creek. 61 in castro valley. >> upper 50s lows 60s. 60

degrees in downtown san francisco. 57 in ocean beach. >> clear skies and temperatures will build over the next several days. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows no wet weather to speak about. we will be sunny and dry. warmer conditions as we head into thursday and friday. nice weather will continue into the weekend. more details in my next report. >> looking at traffic starting with the approach to that bridge toll plaza. overnight road work nothing to slow you down. >> at the san mateo bridge no delays getting to the bridge southbound a 80. >> and look at the golden gate bridge. a few cars on the span. we do not have any delays. on our traffic maps north bound 101 looks good. no problem for northbound a fight. >> 23 minutes from navato to

san francisco. >> and national news police said three of the four people wounded in a shooting on bourbon street have been released from hospital. >> it happened during mardi gdras celebrations. >> the fourth victim remains in hospital in stable condition after he was shot. >> he underwent surgery after the shooting saturday night. witnesses told police that a fight started outside strip club near babes cabaret saturday night. that is when they heard gunshots. please currently under surveillance--using surveillance and self- confidence to try and track down a suspect. >> detectives were questioning two men who might be connect to the deadly shooting a 15 year- old girl in chicago. police said the men ages 18 and 20 years old were taken into custody early saturday morning. so far no charges have been filed. this is

video from hadiya pendleton's the general saturday. first lady michelle obama was among the people for their to pay respects. >> hadiya was gunned down in january just days after performing a presidential inauguration. >> police saidaken someone in te group pelton was standing with as a member of a rival gang. >> president obama is preparing to give the first step of the union address of the second term tomorrow. athena jones has a preview of what we can expect. >> the moment where he gets and on into erupted on challenged opportunity to talk to the country and define his agenda and what he thinks the debate in washington should be that is one of the most important powers the president has. >> president obama dave democrats a preview of what

he would say. >> i will be talking about making sure we are focused on job creation here in the united states of america. it means we are focused on education and that every young person is equipped with the skills they need to compete peak in the 21st century. >> the white house says the speech will serve as a book in the to the inaugural address. >> we could see new policy that deal with issues like clean energy. white house officials say the main thrust of the speech will be on pocketbook issues. highlighting a mix of old and new policies helping the middle class. >> how effective will his message be in persuading republicans on capitol hill? >> you have a president who wants to have a debate about immigration. he wants to have a debate about guns. he is also taking debate about

climate and energy. >> athena jones cnn washington. >> you can watch the president's speech live on kron fours 24/7 channel comcast 193. all starts tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.. >> the family of late football coach joe paterno is accusing pin state of rushing their judgment in the jerry sandusky child abuse case. >> the family released a new report on their web site from former attorney general dick thornburgh reviewed at fbi directors lewis freehs

report on the sandusky's sex scandal which was commissioned by penn state. he says the university fewwh report was factually wrong speculative and fundamentally flawed. >> he added that it was based on raw speculation unsupported opinion. sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of child abuse last june and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison in october. we will be back with more on the kron 4 morning news.

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music business from taylor swift and mumford and the suns and to just and timber lake and j z rocked out last night at the 55th annual grammy awards. martha shade has a look at highlights. >> just in to let return to the gramm is days after a four year hiatus. >> fund performed carry on. -- ifun performed carry on. ♪ frank ocean took home a new award vest urban

contemporary album. record of the year went to somebody i used to know. >> ♪ album of the year when to mumford and sons. >> at collaboration including elton john and mavis staples. >> elton john said the performance was in memory of those killed at sandy hook elementary. >> for hollywood minute i am martha shade. >> did you see j los dress? showing its and thighs. >> the san francisco symphony 1 a grammy award

for a live concert recording of works by bay area composer john adams in the category of best orchestral performance. >> the recording was released in march 2012 with the send in its monthlong american mavericks festival in store. this is the 15th gdrammy when for the symphony and the eight went for recordings on its own as at symphony media level. thomas and the symphony also won seven gdrammy awards for recent recording of a cycle works by gustav mahler. >> still ahead the search for x l.a. cop, chris dorner continues this morning with the party is offering a big chunk of change for his arrest. the latest on the search from southern california, when the kron 4 morning news continues.

>> we're back at 4:30. >> top stories we're following this morning. the search is still on for x l a police officer went on a shooting rampage last week. dow police are offering a million dollar reward for information leading to chris

dorners arrest. >> plus, the recent winter weather in the north east has caused many travel headaches, and now residents are cleaning up the damage at the the storm dumped feet of snow in some areas. >> plus, the president is gearing up for his state of the union address tomorrow. he is expected to talk about jobs, the economy, and gun control. >> we will turn to erica with a check of the weather. >> good morning. temperatures will continue to drop as we push in closer to sunrise. we will see sunshine into the afternoon. we're talking upper 50s and lows 60s. mild at best. we have a warming trend continuing as we head into the rest of this week. >> more details coming up in your 7 day are around the bay forecast. >> a vallejo, concord 34 degrees. 33 in pleasanton. it is chilly in our east bay

interior valleys. >> into the afternoon lows 60s for everyone. >> livermore 58. 59 in san mateo. 62 in oakland. >> satellite and radar shows clear dry conditions over our area now. that will continue for the rest of the week. >> we did not have any rain in sight. it will continue to be clear and warm. by thursday some spots climb close to the 70 degree mark. >> it could be chilly for your inland lows. pleasant weather continues as we transition into the weekend. >> and the traffic center it is quiet no hot spots or delays. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza a handful of cars. heading out oakland to the city. traffic is moving well from all the approaches. the majority of the traffic coming from the east shore freeway. >> the san mateo bridge is a typical commute tell lights heading toward foster city and south bound 101 the

golden gate. you will see a lot of space between cars for those of you heading out of novato across the waldo grade into san francisco. >> this morning authorities ardeveloping new as we're following out of the vatican city this morning. the vatican says the pope benedictus extent will resign on february 28th. his papacy began in 2005. >> last year 85 year-old started using a cane on occasions of recently he appears to have trouble reading part of an address he delivered in rome. this is reportedly only the second time head of catholic church has stepped down. >> back here in california authorities are using surveillance video and totals try to track down a x cop accused the three murders. >> the surveillance video behind and audiocassettes

restore is time stamp at 908 last warning. 12 hours after the daughter of retired lapd officer and her fiancee were reportedly killed, 90 mi. away in irvine. it shows fugitive christopher dorners truck and a man who appears to be dornder the items into a dumpster. >> and employ came back with a clip in a magazine and a military belt and a helmet from the dumpster. he brought it to me. i asked where he founded. he said in a back dumpster. >> employer walked across the street to report what he found.

>> after the shooting police say started his killing spree. police would not on the bills authenticity, but it does match the still photo of dorners vehicle, which thereby pleased to partner released thursday, the day he is suspected of shooting at four officers, killing one. >> a funeral is scheduled this week for the riverside police department officer was allegedly shot and killed by dorner . riverside partisan ounce on the department's website that the 34 year-old michael crane's fear or is set for 10:30 a.m. wednesday. the ceremony will include an honor guard position followed by intermittent at riverside national cemetery. >> crane was a resident of anaheim, a father of two, at

an 11 year veteran of the force. >> authorities say sorner ambushed crane and his 27 your partner what they were stopped at a red light in riverside thursday. >> one man was killed and another injured in a shooting in san jose. police say victim was found fatally wounded on the 400 block of run the drive. . >> around the same time a second man arrive at good samaritan hospital with nonthreatening life injuries. police said the second victim was at the scene before arriving at the hospital. the incident remains under investigation. >> two of bard's busiest stations in san francisco could be on track for a $900 million expansion complete with new tunnels, elevators, and extra

platforms to boost ryder capacity. >> the rebuilding of the embarcadero and montgomery street stations would require tearing out the existing walls, installing new platforms, adding additional tunnels for staircases and putting in extra elevators. >> for added safety, the new platforms would have automatic sliding doors that open when the train arrives. the whole job could take more than five years. what we're told the stations would remain open during the construction. no word yet on when city officials are expected to talk about the new plans. >> the average u.s. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 25¢ over the past two weeks. >> of the cities surveyed in the lower 48 states, billing, montana, has the nation's lowest average price for gas at $3.50, while laws angeles has the highest at $4.10. >> here is a look at the gas prices around the bay area.

san francisco 4003¢. >> oakland $3.95. >> san jose $3.98. >> while state averages about $4.50 for regular tank of gas. >> we are in for a nice mild weather pattern this week. san francisco 50 degrees. it is expected to warm up to

>> welcome back. >> and rocket carried minute observation satellite

instead of to blast off from california coast on a mission to keep a continuous high on the planet's resources. >> the countdown for the atlas 5 launched in sedate from the vandenberg air force base. the landsat satellite is the eighth of its kind to be launched since 1972 to track glaciers, forest fires, crop production and coastlines. >> unlike its predecessors, the latest carries more processing can return more images. the $855 million mission is managed by nasa and the u.s. geological survey. >> similolorlar energy >> consider some of the claim is available, but makers of solar panels are dealing with had asa hazardous

waste problem. >> state records show that 44 manufacturing facilities in california produced 46.5 million lbs. of hazardous waste from 2007 to the first half of 2011. roughly 97 percent of it was taken to in-state waste still is, but more than 1.4 million lbs. was transported out of state. >> the number of cases of asthma in children is on the rise across them cross country. nearly one in 10 children now suffer from the disease. here in the bay area so the highest concentrations of as much are the same areas where pollution concerns are the highest. in alameda county, the as my escalation rate is nearly twice the state average and the third highest in california. >> three people were killed in a helicopter crash while filming for discovery channel show a loss angeles

county. it happened early yesterday at polsa rows of red and city of acton. >> authorities say all three people died aboard the helicopter. their names not been released. discovery channel and the show's production company at book released statements expressing their sympathy to the victims' families. >> still ahead officials and san mateo r one residents to be aware of robbers. details on the break-ins,

another cold start to a monday morning. here's erica with weather. >> taking a look at temperatures it is cold in some spots. downtown san francisco at 48. concord at 34. the same for the livermore valley. temperatures are not as cold as 24 hours ago. i did not think we will drop into the upper twenties. we do have the potential to drop down to the freezing mark. by 12:00 we're talking mid to upper 50s for just about everyone.

>> we will not fill in the '6heading into 8:00 p.m. indicating '40's. we could hold on to low 50s along the coast. >> it will be mild. nothing to remarkable about this afternoon. we will see clear skies and sunshine. mountain view 59. 62 for the on and valley. 624 fremont and milpitas. >> lows 60s for the state. pittsburgh 61. 60 in pleasanton. livermore upper 50s and 60 in union city. >> a dry day ahead of us in the north bay. 59 and petaluma. 61 in santa rosa. berkeley 61 the same for alameda. >> lows 60s for downtown san francisco. 59 in san bruno. >> satellite and radar shows clear dry conditions of the bay area. we will gain

between 1 and 4 degrees each day. temperatures will continue to climb. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows we gained a couple of degrees every day. by thursday into friday we are talking upper 60s for most of us. >> that includes the coastline. we could see beach like conditions and will continue with the pleasant weather, dry weather as the transition to the weekend. >> we do have changes as we start the next work weeks i have more details coming up shortly. >> the traffic center is not monitoring any delays no hot spots to concern yourself with. >> at the bay bridge toll plaza no wait at the pay gates. >> san mateo bridge looking good to go commute with no backup at toll plaza. >> south bound 101 golden gate bridge shot no problems with visibility. we could see dense fog for some of

our north bay valley spirit >> your drive is 23 minutes from navato into san francisco. >> a lot of green on the road way censors for the peninsula. speeds over 50 mi. per hour. >> public transit is good. no delays for ac transit, bart or caltran. >> thank you erica. 4:47 . >> a reverent transfer to the oldest black church in san francisco last fall from a loss angeles church during a controversy involving a federal tax investigation and other issues have been fired. a loss angeles times reports that reverend john hunter was fired friday from san francisco's bethel african methodist episcopal church. the firing of the 55 year-old hunter comes after he had been transformed-- transferred in october to san francisco after eight years at the first african

methodist episcopal church, the oldest black church in los angeles. >> police in san francisco are searching for witnesses to a fatal shooting that took place early this morning in the city's alamo square neighborhood. >> officers respond to reports of shots fired near hays and webster street at about 2:00 a.m. sunday morning. arriving officers found a 23 year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. it was taken to hospital where he later died. no arrests have been made and no suspect information available. anyone with information is asked to contact the s f p d. >> the san mateo police is sending undercover cops and the two neighborhoods hit by recent strength of what investigators are calling a board knock burglary. the suspect walked to a home they knock on the door a few times. if someone answers, police said the suspect move on to another house. police said the suspect departing

on occupied homes. most of these crimes are happening on weekdays during daytime hours if no one is home. the suspect then go round the side, jump into the backyard and break into the home. >> police say lock your doors and windows. and be on the lookout for either a charcoal colored four-door acura or, dark colored minivan. investigators say both cars are linked to many of the burglaries. >> police and palo alto released a sketch of a suspect wanted for robbing a resident at gunpoint in an apartment complex on sunday. the victim as just pulled into the carport on the 1000 block oftanland drive around a 40 5:00 a.m.. as the victim got out of his car the suspect approached him and pointed a handgun at the victim's stomach. he then ordered the victim to get back into his car and head over his wallet. the

suspect described as a black male in his late 20s or early '30's about 5 ft. eight and a san built. >> a gun buyback will hobe hailed for resident of east palo alto, menlo park, and palo alto this month. >> the anonymous buyback, sponsored by police agencies project our children, inc. will take place on february 23rd period residents cancer render working fire arms, no questions asked, and the parking lot of east palo alto city hall at 2415 university ave. between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.. >> residents can receive up to $300 cash depending on the type of weapon. cash is limited and subject to availability. no danger lies of this will be recorded and the guns will be marked for destruction. >> hunters are tromping

through the countryside and remote northern california county at the compete in contra rosa a contest to see looking kill the most coyotes. organizers of the month and not said how many hunters of taking part in a weekend hunting contest general modoc county, but opponents estimate about 200 people have signed up for the hon. animal advocates and other tried successfully-- unsuccessfully to have the whole blocks, arguing the contest is in he made that the killing of what is expect the dozens of coyotes contradict wildlife management practices. the backers of the events say benefit renters, because coyotes kill about $4 million worth of livestock every year. >> and world news an official says the death toll from a stampede during a popular hindu festival in northern india has risen to 36. tens of thousands of people were in the station when a section of a foot bridge their collapsed, leading to the stampede late sunday. a state run hospital

spokesperson said monday that at least 30 other pilgrims were injured. aero lloyd spokesman says the stampede occurred after someone fell from a platform bridge. deny reports that the bridge had collapsed. >> russian officials have added to the number of dead in a blast at a coal mine in northern russia. officials said 18 people died and 10 bodies have been recovered. there were 23 men in mind the time. the blast is blank on a buildup of methane. deadly accidents at coal mines are frequent in russia because of negligence and lax safety regulations. >> a lifeboat being used on a safety drill boarded cruise ship in spain's canary islands fell about 65 ft. into a port on sunday when a couple--cable

snapped, trapping crew members beneath it and killing five of them. none of the hundreds of passengers aboard the british operate vessels were involved in the accident. >> drivers race to the lifeboat, which had hit the water upside down and found five crew members. there were pronounced dead at the scene. three other crew members also injured but they were expected to survive. >> we will be back with more

>> we are backed at 4:55. >> the 7 day around bay forecast shows temperatures warming to near 70 in plenty of sunshine. it was a nice and mild up to them through the coming weekend. >> here are your weekend box office numbers. i did see that the top spot early nearlarnign nearly $37 million during its opening weekend. the zombie romance warm bodies drop from last week's no. 1 spot earning $11.5 million. >> and stephen soderbergs thriller side effects starting channing tatum and

rodnoney mara came in third making cement dollars this weekend. >> a new york city park was popping with firecrackers on sunday to celebrate the chinese lunar new year. >> this is the year of the snake. thousands watched the colorful festivities in a traditional chinese foods. >> a firecracker to meant to give the lunar new year a good start and chase away evil. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news the search is still on for ex l a police officer who went on a shooting rampage last week. now police are offering a $1 million reward for permission leading to chris dorners arrest. more details on the investigation coming up. plus, the president is gearing up for his state of the union address tomorrow.

is expected to talk about jobs, the economy, and gun control. >> and we're watching the weather and traffic this morning we will check in with erica let's look at the forecast as well as george was watching your morning commute. we will be right back.

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>> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 5:00 a.m. starts now. >> top stores were following on this monday february 11th. a big surprise and an unusual announcement. the pope says he is stepping down. i will have details behind the resignation coming up. >> police are investigating a string of robberies in to san retail neighborhoods. >> the manhunt for the former l.a. cop continues this morning. will have the latest on the search for christopher dorner. >> first erica has a check of weather and traffic. >> good morning darya . it is clear out there we will

see sunshine into the afternoon. light winds in the forecast into later tonight. i will talk about the warming trend where we will possibly see seventies in my next report. george. >> thank you erica. we're monitoring a light ride. no hot spots for the drive around the bay area. the only slow traffic on interstate 580. there is not much. there's some slowing of the ride past the 205 interchange. >> thank you george. the big news new this morning just breaking. the vatican confirming that poked benedictus extent will resign. church officials said the pope's decision " to them by surprise. he will officially stepped down on february 28th. in a statement the poll released this morning he said. after ever built examine my caucus before god, i have come to the certainty that my strength, due to my best stage, is no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the petrine ministry.

>> the pope announcing he will step down on the 28. he first became pope in 2005. his first pontiffs to residgn in nearly 600 years. decisions as a stage for a conclave to elect a new pulp for the in of the month. >> san mateo police are investigating a recent string of burglaries and into san retail neighborhoods. investigators call them or not burglaries'. kron fours will tran joins us live from san the tail. >> undercover police officers in the fiesta gardens in short bill neighborhoods. the suspect are knocking on the door if no one is on that will break in. the police department is encouraging people if you are home to not open the

door. answer the person through the door and tell them to leave. if they do not call the police. make sure you log all of your doors and windows. they say the thieves are opportunist. if no one is inside at the time they will pounds all over you. --pounce all overdue. >> they are telling people that suggest that to you jamthis morning and started using surveillance video and close to track down a ex cop accused of three murders. this surveillance video from the alley behind and also assess restored near san

diego is time stamped 908 last monday morning, 12 hours after the daughter of retired lapd officer and her fiancee were reported killed, 90 mi. away from irvine. it shows you to christopher dorners truck and a man who appeared to be dorners throwing items in a dumpster. monday morning when i came in open the shop in business as usual. of the employees what to throw the trash after he came back he came back with a clip like a magazine full of bullet, a belt, a military build a helmet and he brought it to me and i say where did you find it? i find it in the back in the dumpster. >> the shop owner walked across the street to the national city police station to report what he found. it is chilling that the ex cop with a vendetta against belize was so close to a police station so soon

after the shooting police say started his killing spree. >> police would not confirm the videos authenticity, but it does match the still photo of dorners vehicle, which the irvine police departure released thursday, the day dorner is suspected of shooting at four officers, killing one. >> a funeral is scheduled this week for the riverside police department officer was allegedly shot and killed by fugitive ex cop christopher dorner. riverside authorities announced on the department's web site that 34 year old michael crain funeral is set for wednesday. the ceremony will include an honor guard posprocession followed by intermittent at riverside national cemetery. crain was

a recent resident of anaheim, a father of two, and an 11 year veteran of the force. >> authorities say sorner ambushed crain and his 27 year-old part of why there were stopped at a red light in riverside thursday. the officer was also struck by gunfire is expected to survive. >> watching the weather on the east coast as cleanup effort now under way after the weekend's blizzard. this is new video just in to kron 4 from stamford, conn. the state saw the most all from the storm. 40 in. of snow were recorded in hamden, conn. enduring the worst storm, a dumped four to 5 in. of snow and hour. president obama declared a state of emergency in connecticut yesterday. >> the emergency declaration was provided federal aid to the state and local response efforts. connecticut's governor has lifted the travel ban on state rose but has urged residents to stay off them possible.

>> snow plows were busy along new york's long island expressway, clearing the way for this morning's commute. the expressway was closed in both directions yesterday until 5:00 as crews continued to dig. >> hundred of cars that stuck on expressway during the height of the blizzard on friday. new york gov. andrew cuomo said neighboring states were hit worst by the blizzard. he is deploying utility workers and snowplows to help new england about back from the snowstorm. >> people fly in and out as f zero will be glad to hear that things are getting back to normal after the massive snowstorm caused cancellation and delays. >> the storm had little impact on operations at as at all yesterday's, with only a couple of flights canceled because of the storm's impact. so far this morning no delays out as at all are being reported. >> coming up on the kron 4

morning news a tornado rips through mississippi, causing damage and injuries. will show you video in to the kron 4 news coming up in three minutes. and we're watching bay area weather to get you started on this monday morning a full forecast. >> plus it was a big night for music industry last night! we will break down the big winners at the gr ammy awards.

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>> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. >> take a look at this new video just in to kron 4. marin ripping through hattiesburg, mississippi has injured three people. this was shot from an apartment complex just after the tornado touched down yesterday. >> the town of hattiesburg is home to the university of southern mississippi which received some damage from the tornado. >> no word yet on the condition of three people were injured. >> officials also said the storm has caused significant damage to buildings. for three tornadoes touching down in mississippi. seven n alabama. over 100 homes damaged their. >> thousands are expected to attend a public memorial service for the former navy seal sniper chris kyle who was killed a texas shooting

range. >> mourners will gather at the cowboys' stage in to pay tribute to the 38 year-old. >> kyle let the navy in 2009 after four tours of duty in i racraq. >> i 25 iraq war veteran eddie gray brouth has been charged with killing kyle and his french at littlefield at a gun range on february 2nd. >> a carnival cruise ship that stranded in the gulf of mexico with more than 3000 passengers on board will be told to report in mexico this morning. >> authorities said the cruise was returning to galveston, texas mexico's yucatan peninsula yesterday when the engines caught fire. >> the u.s. coast guard cutter is expected to tell in expectedprogreso, mexico.

carnival says the ship has on board lectures to to keep the passengers comfortable. >> it should reach progreso sometime wednesday. >> president obama will deliver his state of the union address tomorrow. we will tell you what is expected to focus on in the speech coming up. plus the watch well, well, well.

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>> we are back. 5:15 the time. a major snowstorm. snow showers are expected to linger today as well. some nasty weather for the eastern have basically of the u.s. for more on that forecast and what we can expect in the bay area left handed over to erica. the morning. >> good morning james. fortunately not much talk about. it is cold for some of bus. livermore 34. the site for concord. division will continue to drop as we head in closer to sunrise. >> downtown san francisco at 48. future cast 4 highlights the temperatures throughout the day. you can see by 12 the light blue on your screen indicates mid to

upper 50s. we could see lows 60s for the north bay. pushing to 2:00 p.m. more screen appears we will see lows 60s. >> by 8:00 p.m. a mix of '40's and low 50s. >> it will be a mild day. plenty of lows 60s in the south bay. fremont's 60. the same for milpitas. 62 for the on and valley. >> clear skies and sunshine for the east bay. castro valley 61. 61 for haywood. 58 and livermore. >> upper 50s lows 60s and the north bay. 60s in san francisco. >> satellite and radar shows clear skies and dry weather we are expected to gain 1-4 degrees every day pushing closer to the weekend. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures will max out thursday or friday. upper

60s. that is for a lot of locations including the coast line. we could see beach weather in the bay area of the middle of february. pleasant weather continues into saturday and sunday. we are looking at chilly inland lows for the next couple of days. above the freezing mark. temperatures will continue to climb. we will not see wet weather in our forecast until the middle of next week. >> 5:17 a.m. that is a look at your weather on to traffic with george. >> thank you erica. a quiet ride around the bay area. >> at the toll plaza of the bay bridge westbound an easy ride coming from the maize, the east shore, and the nimitz. >> the san mateo bridge is delay free. a clear morning. you can see the lights of a high-rise in the background. 11 minister drive time. >> the golden gate problem free, the commute on 101 southbound. >> the commute on the east

shore freeway, 13 minutes from hercules to berkeley. no delays to the san ramon valley from walnut creek to dublin. >> after south bay ride looks good with a 16 minute commute time from the capitol expressway to the montague expressway. >> 101 south bound for iran no delays as you get to the golden gate bridge. a 22-24 minute drive from 37 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. >> a check of transit shows no delays for your ride on bart, caltran, h train, or the muni metro. >> thank you george. >> 5:18 a.m.. president obama will deliver his state of the union address tomorrow. >> is expected to focus on boosting job creation and economic growth during the time of high unemployment. >> the president also may use tomorrow's primetime address before a joint

session of congress to announce the next that's for concluding the war in afghanistan by the end of 2014. >> tomorrow's address marks mr. obamas second high- profile speeches a nation and about three weeks after his inaugural address last month that began his second term. >> the president for view the address during a medium with whimeeting with white house democrats on thursday. >> after delivering the state of the union address, president obama will travel to three states over three days. >> is going on the road to drum up support for his economic and other policy proposals. >> mr. obama will also seek support for his push for reform of u.s. gun and immigration laws. >> the president will travel to the asheville, n.c., area on wednesday, the atlanta, ga., area on thursday, and the chicago area on friday. >> you could watch the

president's speech live on kron 4 24/7 channel, contest 193. it all starts tomorrow. >> and world news an official says the death toll for a stampede during a popular hindu festival in northern india has risen 36. tens of thousands of people were in the station when a section of a foot bridge collapsed, leading to the stampede late sunday. a state run hospital spokesperson says that at least 30 other pilgrims were injured. >> a railway spokesman says the stampede occurred after someone fell from the platform bridge. the nine reports that the bridge had collapsed. >> lindsay vonn had surgery on her right knee after shredding to ligaments during a crash last week. a u.s. ski team physician operated on the fourth time world cup champion yesterday morning. this is a picture

of vonn being airlifted to the hospital. >> her doctor is optimistic that she will have a full recovery. she tore her anterior cruciate and medical collateral ligaments during the super g in austria. she also broke a bone in her lower legs. the 28 year-old is open to be healed in time for the 2014 olympic winter games in sochi. >> solar energy may reconsider some of the cleanest available, the makers of solar panels are dealing with hazardous waste problem.

>> state records show that 44 manufacturing facilities in california produced 46.5 million lbs. of hazardous waste from 2007 through the first half of 2011. roughly 97 percent of it was taken to in-state waste facilities, but more than 1.4 million lbs. were transported out of state. >> the number of cases of asthma in children is on the rise across the state and across the country. >> nearly one in 10 children now suffer from the disease. >> here in the bay area some of the highest concentrations of as much are the same areas where the pollution concerns of the highest. an alameda county, as hospitalization rate is nearly twice the state as hospitalization rate is nearly twice the state average well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched.

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but the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down, and you can't grow your enamel back. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel, because it helps to strengthen the enamel. and i believe it's doing a good job. >> good morning. the time is 5:45 a.m.. the music industry celebrated the 55th annual grammy awards.

>>, justin timber lake returned to the grammy stage performing his new single suit and tie. >> fun also perform other songs carry on before taking home the grammy for the song of the year their hit song we are young. they are picked up a grammy for best new artist. but us take a look at some other big winners. >> the black keys were recognized for the best rock performance, rock song and rock album. >> frank ocean took home a new award, best urban contemporary album. >> prince presented the grammy for the record of the year to gotye for somebody that i used to know. and album of the year went to mumford and sons.

>> and after the cbs issued a dress code, as the star is not to bear too much get at the award show, there is a lot of bus this morning about the singer rhianna was wearing at last night grammys . what you think about her dress? >> join the conversation on our face book page and we would share your thoughts throughout the morning. >> the san francisco said thcoming up on the kron 4 morning news, police in l.a. are upping the ante as the manhunt for the former cop accused of fatally shooting three people continues this morning. plus an update on

the new orleans shooting that left four people injured. that is coming up. and we're watching wall street that would kick off a new week. and look this morning

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is out of the vatican this morning. >> 531 a and we want to take a look at the weather outside of our studios here in san francisco. 50 degrees right now, looking for a high of 59 this week. we're looking for one rises we get through the work week. >> we are talking low '70's by thursday and friday. as we take a look of the extended forecast you must be gained a couple of degrees each and every day. right now temperatures are on the seasonal average but we're talking mid to upper 60s along the coast line. piquancy beach like weather trend transition into the weekend. >> we're not tracking any hot spots around the bay area. slow traffic in the

east bay on 580. also slow on highway 4 and the westbound direction. >> 532 a m in back to business as usual and minorities communities after the big blihad over the weekende storm is blamed for at least nine deaths. it bought record amounts of snow and some places. the most part, the main roads have been cleared to the focus today is on clearing residential growth. conn saw some of the highest medal totals. was the total topping 3 ft. in some areas, and snowbanks even higher peak. the blood running out of places to put all. >> there's a ton of snow in the way to put it so it's really frustrating. we are

trying to find the looks and crannies suspect the snow and. >> people out their windows and a c 40 in. of snow and realize this is not a snow storm, this is a disaster, its emergency, this is dangerous. >> dazzle about 270,000 people waking up without power. with a mix of rain and snow in the forecast, already heavy snow to get heavier and more dangerous particularly on routes and roads. >> the morning of 30's reason surveillance videos and photos to track down as cop accused of three murders. this surveillance video from the alley behind an auto accessory store near san diego as time stamp 9:08 a.m. last monday morning, 12 hours after the daughter of retired lapd officer and her fiancee were reported killed 90 mi. away and irvine. it shows that

fugitive christopher doors track and the man who appears to be coroner during items and a dumpster. authorities are offering $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of him. >> the ban at the pump continues, the average price for a gas a gallon of gas as jumped 25¢ over the past two weeks. thsan francisco is at $4.30. oakland $3.95, san jose $3.98. >> this morning the california highway patrol is investigating after a car fell some 500 ft. down a ravine in san jose. it happened yesterday afternoon on highway 130 near clayton driver lost control and went

over the cliff. the driver was trapped inside the car for two hours until emergency crews were able to get him out an airlift into a hospital. the driver has serious injuries but is expected to survive. the rev. at bethel african methodist episcopal church in san francisco the oldest black church in the city, has been fired. the rev. john hunter was transferred to the bay area last fall from the turf and los angeles. he has said there for eight years the transferred after a controversy involving a federal tax investigation and other issues. >> said police in san francisco is edging forward as the fatal shooting that took place early this morning and the city's alamo square neighborhood. officers responded to reports of shots fired near hays in westport webster

streets about 2:00 a.m. sunday morning. officers found a 23 year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to hospital where he later died. it allowed the formation of a homicide is expected asked to contact the s f p d. >> police about the release a sketch of the suspect one of robbing a resident at at gunpoint in an apartment complex on sunday. the victim had just pulled into the carport of the 1000 lot of talent and drive around 8:45 a.m.. as a victim got a shot because the suspect approached him and pointed a handgun at the victim's stomach. it had ordered the back as can't hand over his wallet. the suspect is described as a black male in his late 20s or early 30's about 5 ft. 8 with a thin build. >> it is cold as monday

morning, it should warm-up to about 60 this afternoon. we're expecting plenty of sunshine and temperatures to rise by mid-week. erica will be along at 5:45 a.m. with the latest details. we will be right back. mom, i invited justin over for lunch.

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>> a shooting on bourbon street and mardi gras. the people that were wounded at been released from the hospital. it happened during mardi gras celebrations saturday night. the fourth bid remains in a hospital in stable condition after he was shot. he underwent surgery after shooting saturday night. witnesses told police that a fight started outside a strip club called babes and cabaret saturday night. that's when they heard gunshots. police are currently using surveillance video and cellphone footage to try and track down the shooter. argo celebrations will come in tomorrow which is fat tuesday.

>> the taxes are questioning two men who might be connected to the deadly shooting of a 15 year-old girl in chicago. police say the men ages 18 and 20 years old were taken into custody early this morning. so far no charges have been filed. this is video from hadiya pendleton's federal saturday. first lady michelle obama was among the people were there to pay respects. she was gunned down back in january, just days after performing the presidential inauguration. lee said the gunmen mistook someone in a group she was standing with as a member of a rival gang.

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string of burglaries in two neighborhoods that investigators are calling at door not burglaries. the robbers not on the door and move to another home someone answers. police say a charcoal colored four-door acura and a dark colored many ban are the cars link to the burglaries. >> it is kind of cool out there, 34 degrees concord and livermore. temperatures are warmer than 24 hours ago. the clear start, no visibility problems. expect clear, dry conditions into the afternoon. upper 50's, low 60s it will be mild. 59 at mountain view, 61 redwood city. another senate can have as in the east bay area

downtown san francisco's checking in at 60 degrees, 59 petaluma. satellite and radar picture shows we are clear and dry for the next several days. each day we are expected to gain about 1 to 4 degrees. as we head into the weekend, temperatures are flirting with the 70 degree mark. it

is a very dry start to the year and it looks like it will continue with dry weather. not a raindrop in sight. one conditions, sunny skies. the next chance for a rain is next tuesday into wednesday. that is selling will continue to watch for you. 548 and here is george. >> it is so good ride around the bay area, no hot spots or major delays. a little as slow traffic in the cash lands of the bay bridge toll plaza as we approach the 6:00 hour. the san mateo bridge is an easy ride with no delays. the golden gate bridge is a smooth ride on the 1 01 southbound. updating drive times, 14 minutes from the east shore freeway hercules to berkeley through the san ramon valley. no delays for 680 in the southbound direction. 580 heavy traffic still confined to the altamont

pass. the south bay we have not seen much in a way of slowing, a man that has an added to the drive time from the capitol expressway to the month to heal. the marin county is still an easy ride for the 1 01 southbound. >> watching wall street, the dow jones industrial average up on friday but finished with its first weekly loss of the year. the boards of american airlines' parent amr corp. and the u.s. airways could decide this week whether to merge their two companies and creative airline ravelling the world's biggest. people close to the matter say taking the deawas a deal takingl shape would give amr shareholders at holders' ownership of slightly more than 7 percent of the new company's stock but u.s. airways leader doug parker would be ceo. michael dell is trying to calm investors above the $24.4 billion deal

to take the computer maker private. the deal values still at 13.68 the share but some investors are taking the company as saying the companies to be valued at $24 a share. >> the boards of american airlines' parent amr corp. and u.s. airways have pushed back meeting on plans to consider a final merger. reports say the amr board wants to meet in person and that u.s. airways board would only meet after the am board approves the deal. it is not clear when the two wars will finally meet. amr in u.s. airways should could decide early this week whether to merge their two companies. are the weekend boeing said its 78787 dream liner on a test flight, the first since the new aircraft was grounded three weeks ago. the company says the aircraft live in and out of boeing field in seattle. is it to a half hours in the air. the fda granted

permission for test flights last thursday. >> speculation that apple's next big thing will be a smart what is he up. the new york times reports that apple is experimenting with a device made of curved glass that would run on the company's silo as mobile operating system. smart watches were hot items at the big international see as trade show and las vegas last month, including the possible smart watched that connects your iphone or android smart phone and serves as a hobby to a quick glance at e-mail's or text messages and weather alerts. >> former giants slugger barry bonds is set to appear in court this week to appeal to his belly obstruction of justice conviction. the all- time home run leader is appealing the 2011 conviction where jury found that binds gave any base of answer to a grand jury questioning him about his

alleged steroid use. the to watch coverage of the hearing on kron4. >> toolbars and busiest stations in san francisco could be on track for a $900 million expansion. complete with new titles, elevators, and extra platforms to this writer capacity. the rebuilding of the embarcadero and montgomery street stations would require tearing out existing walls, installing new platforms, adding additional tunnels for staircases and putting in extra elevators. added safety, the new platforms would have automated sliding glass doors that would open when the train arrives. the holdup to take more than five years but we are told the stations would remain open during construction. no word yet on when the city officials are expected to talk about new plants. right now in hayward 38 degrees, the high of 61. we

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>> this week about office numbers are and i did is the thief took the top spot aren't earning nearly $37 million during its opening weekend. the zombie romance warm bodies drop from last week's no. 1 spot earning $11.5 million. stevens and numbers thriller side effects starring chaining tatum and running our came in third making $10 million as we can. >> new york city park was popping with firecrackers on sunday to celebrate the chinese lunar new year. this is the year of the stsnake. thousands watched the colorful festivities in a traditional chinese foods.

the firecrackers are meant to give the lunar new year a good start and chase away evil. >> the lapd is reopening the case that caused christopher and ordered to be fired. also the grammy awards. we will have more on that as well as the dress code. we will be back in two minutes as a kron4 morning news continues.